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What to Expect

Start preparing your talk proposal - here's what the call for speakers will include:

Talk Format

  • 40-minute presentation sessions
  • Cinema-style audience setup
  • Topics across the entire data & AI ecosystem
  • We prefer real experiences over sales pitches
  • Submit up to 2 talks (only 1 per speaker will be selected)

Speaker Benefits

  • Travel & accommodation covered for SA speakers
  • Free conference ticket included
  • Be part of South Africa's leading data community event

Topic Categories

  • AI (incl GenAI)
  • Data Engineering
  • Data Science
  • Business Intelligence
  • Data Governance, Security & Privacy
  • Machine Learning Engineering
  • Data Visualisation
  • Managing Data Teams
  • Data Ops
  • Data Ethics

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